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Mark Damon Hughes has made his turn-based RPG, Perilar ($4.99), available in the App Store. Originally the game is available as a Java-based computer RPG which is free and can be played on Windows or Mac OSX, but Mark has ported it over to be played on the iPhone and iPod Touch. Perilar is a homage to classic computer RPG’s such as the Ultima and Might and Magic series, with old-school gameplay mechanics, graphics, and strategies.

The kingdom cries out for justice! For centuries, the Temple of Darkness was sealed beneath the castle, the Harbinger Lord trapped within, guaranteeing peace for the kingdom above.

Recently, the treacherous imp Ascaroth crept into the castle, slipped past the guards and the watchful King Minox, and broke the seals! The Temple’s opening spells doom!

Now, the wilderness is overrun with monsters, growing more powerful every day.

All of the kingdom’s experienced knights and wizards, masters of their professions but not true heroes, have been lost in battle with the monsters. Prophecy says that only an novice adventurer with limitless potential can become the Chosen One, able to enter the Temple of Darkness, battle the Harbinger Lord, and seal the Temple once more!

If Perilar is up your alley, be sure to also check out the critically acclaimed Vay ($4.99), another old-school RPG available in the App Store.

Tags: mark damon hughes, perilar, retro, rpg, turn-based, vay

Third Cog Software released their two-player turn-based strategy game, Overload ($3.99). It’s a pretty unique game for the iPhone, based on the Palm game of the same name. Here’s the description on the game:

Overload is an abstract turn-based two-player strategy game for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The goal of the game is to conquer the game board and cover it with your color. To achieve this, you charge neutral tiles and tiles in your color by tapping on them.

Once a tile is fully charged (or actually overloaded!) it will explode, leaking its energy onto the ajacent tiles (and thus conquering these tiles even if they belonged to the enemy!). Watch mighty chain reactions as you set of an explosion across the entire game board.

Here’s a video of Overload in action:

Tags: overload, third cog software, turn-based